Detachable drinking-fountain for faucets.



W. C EDWARDS.

DETACHABLE DRINKING FOUNTAIN FOR FAUCETS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 28, 1915.

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WINFRED G. EDWARDS, 0F DENVER, COLORADO.

DETACHABLE DRINKING-FOUNTAIN FOR. FAUCETS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 28, 1916.

Application filed January 28, 1916. Serial No. 74,844.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VVINFRED C. EDWARDS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Denver, in the county of Denver, State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Detachable Drinking-Fountains for Faucets; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to attachments for faucets, and aims primarily to provide a simple and efficient means whereby a faucet may be quickly and easily converted into a drinking fountain of the bubble type.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the above mentioned character which may be so attached or applied to the ordinary water faucet as to be capable of being moved, when not in use as a drinking fountain, to such position as to not interfere with the operation or employment of the faucet for other uses.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a device of the type described which, I

when in operation, will be prevented from accidental displacement.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a drinking attachment for faucets which is of simple and inexpensive construction, which may be quickly and easily attached to and detached from a faucet without the use of special tools or knowledge, and which will prove thoroughly eflicient for the purposes for which it is designed.

With these and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the novel combination and arrangement of parts all as will be described more fully hereinafter, illustrated in the drawings, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1, is a side elevation of a conventional form of spigot or faucet, illustrating in vertical section the application of an attachment constructed in accordance with my invention, the same being illustrated in operative position. Fig. 2, is a view similar to Fig. 1, and illustrating the movable parts of the device swung to inoperative position. Fig. 8, is a front elevation of the device removed from the faucet, and Fig. 4:,

is a sectional view taken on line let of Fig. 1.

In carrying out the invention use is made of a. pipe, provided at one end with a bubble cup of suitable size or shape through which the water for drinking is delivered, and arranged at its opposite end with an extension provided with means for cooperation with the delivery end of a faucet. The pipe is mounted for rotary movement adjacent the faucet, whereby the extension may be swung into or out of position to have the intake provided thereon in or out of alinement with the faucet end, and also is capable of movement in such manner as to engage or dis engage the said intake with the faucet. Means is also provided for normally forcing the holding pipe in such position that the intake may be firmly engaged over the mouth of the spigot or faucet.

Referring particularly to the drawings, 4 indicates a holder for the delivery pipe which comprises a sleeve, to one side of which is secured in any preferred manner, an annular member or clip 5 which is of such size as to enable the same to be readily slipped over the end of a faucet. A set screw 6, may be threaded through the clip or annular member 5, to facilitate securing the sleeve rigidly to the said faucet. The arrangement is such that the sleeve member has its bore disposed at right angles to the horizontally disposed portion of the faucet.

Mounted for rotary and slidable movement within the sleeve 4- and to project at its end beyond the same is a pipe or duct 7, the said pipe being provided at one end with a suitable drinking or bubble cup 8, the latter being secured to the said pipe in any suitable manner. The bubble cup may be open at its upper end to permit water flowing through the pipe to be projected therefrom for drinking purposes. The opposite end of the pipe 7 is provided with an angular extension 9, the said extension being provided adjacent its free end with a suitable intake 10. The intake 10 may be in the form of a stub pipe as shown located upon the upper surface of the extension 9, and is so positioned thereon as to swing into alinement with the discharge end of the faucet when the pipe 7 isrotated within the sleeve 4. To insure a tight joint between the faucet discharge end and the intake 10, as well as to hold the said extension against accidental lateral movement when the said faucet end and intake are engaged, the said pipe forming the intake may be provided withspaced upstanding flanges 11, adapted to fitover and inclose the end of the spigot. A washer 12 may be seated within'the channel formed between the flanges to provide a substantially water tight joint'when the said intake and faucet end are engaged.

To normally hold the pipe 7 in such position as to force the intake 10 into engagement with the faucet end, a tension spring 13 is provided, the said tension spring encircling the pipe 7 andengaging at its opposite ends against the bottom of the bowl 8 and the adjacent end of the sleeve 4.

In order that the tubular member 7 may be conveniently depressed and rotated, a handle 1% is attached in any suitable manner adjacent the: upper end of the tube to be readily reached and actuated by an operator.

From this description it'is apparent that the sleeve may, through its clip or annular member 5, be readily'adjusted to a conventional form of faucet, and when the set screw is tightened, the same will be held rigidlythereon. The pipe 7, by operation of the spring 18, will be forced outwardly, whereupon the intake arranged on the extension9, may when properly alined with the end of the faucet, be forced to form a sub stantially water tight joint. By the arrangement of the flange 11 adjacent the in take when engaging within the inner edges of the faucet mouth, it is apparent that rotary movement of the pipe 7 will be prevented, the advantage of which is readily apparent. When it is desired to discontinue temporarily the use of the attachment, the pipe7 may be depressed against the tension of the spring 13 to disengage the intake and faucet, whereupon the pipe 7 may be rotated within the sleeve to swing the extension rearwardly away from the said faucet end. When in inoperative position, it will be seen from Fig. 2, that the spring 13 will force the pipe 7 outwardly such distance as to cause the extension 9 to abut the lower end of the sleeve 4, thereby holding the same securely in an out of the way position to enable the faucet to be freely used for other purposes.

While the present form of the invention seems at this'timefito be its most practical embodiment, I am aware that the same is susceptible to various changes in the minor details of construction and I reserve to'myself the right to make such changes as may seem desirable without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim: I

Y 1. A drinking fountain attachment for faucets, comprising in combination, a sleeve Copies of this patent may be obtained for fixed in vertical position on a faucet, a pipe section vertically slidable in said sleeve, a bowl carried by the upper end of said pipe section, a coil spring surrounding said pipe and expanding between said bowl and said sleeve, and a transverse extension on the lower end of said pipe section having a mouth adapted to be swung into connection with the outlet of the faucet, said spring acting to draw said pipe section upwardly either to lock the extension in coupled relation to the faucet outlet or to hold the latter below the faucet in detached relation.

2. A. drinking fountain attachment for faucets, comprising in combination, a sleeve fixed in vertical position on a faucet adjacent its outlet, a pipe section slidable and rotatable in said sleeve, a bowl on the upper end of the pipe section, a connection on the lower end of said pipe section for coupling the latter to said faucet outlet, by the manipulation of the pipe section in said sleeve, and means resiliently holding said pipe section whereby to lock the device in either coupled or uncoupled position.

3. In an attachment for faucets, a sleeve secured to the faucet, a pipe mounted for rotary and longitudinal movement in said sleeve, a bowl at one end of said pipe, a tension spring encircling said pipe and engaging said bowl and sleeve respectively at its opposite ends to normally force the said pipe outwardly, an extension provided with an intake on the opposite end of said pipe, adapted to be swung beneath to register said intake with the discharge end of said faucet, and means for holding said pipe against rotation when said intake and discharge ends are engaged, substantially as described.

4:. In an attachment for faucets, a sleeve, an annular member secured to said sleeve and adapted to engage over a faucet, a set screw in said annular member for engaging said faucet, a pipe mounted for sliding and rotary movement within said sleeve and having its ends projecting above and below said faucet, a spring for normally holding said pipe projecting upwardly, an extension on the lower end of said pipe provided adjacent its outer end with an intake, said intake comprising a stub pipe provided at its outer end with a flange for engaging within the mouth of a faucet, and a discharge bowl upon the opposite end of said pipe, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I ailix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

M. L. RIZER.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of larents Washington, D. C, I 

